Clipper Round the World Race News and Updates

ClipperTelemed+ leads Garmin by a slim 5NM margin

Clipper Fleet Expected In New York This Afternoon

9th June 2016 Clipper Race

The closing stages of The LMAX Exchange – RACE of THE AMERICAS is turning into an incredibly tough finale. In contrast to the strong winds of Tropical Storm Colin, light, variable conditions are requiring constant sail changes and with the…

Clipper Race visit – This is the third time the race has visited Derry-Londonderry

'Legenderry' Welcome Awaits Clipper Race Fleet At Foyle Maritime Festival In 50 Days

20th May 2016 Clipper Race

Today marks 50 days until the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet arrives in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to conclude a 3-race, 6-year, relationship which has seen its transformation as the UK’s first City of Culture to being positioned alongside…

Northern Irish entry Derry~Londonderry~Doire won its third consecutive race, finishing the Seattle Pacific Challenge and a hat trick

Hat Trick For Clipper NI Yacht Derry–Londonderry–Doire

15th April 2016 Clipper Race

The podium is complete after the Clipper Race fleet's tough North Pacific Ocean crossing from Qingdao, China to Seattle, USA. Northern Irish entry Derry~Londonderry~Doire won its third consecutive race, finishing the Seattle Pacific Challenge and a hat trick at 0915…

Clipper Race Yachtswoman Sarah Young is Buried At Sea

3rd April 2016 Clipper Race

The British sailor who died after being swept into the Pacific Ocean while competing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has been buried at sea, organisers say. Sarah Young, 40, was washed overboard while taking part in the…

Sarah Young – washed overboard in the Clipper Race

Derry City Mayor Expresses Sadness at Clipper Race Fatality

2nd April 2016 Clipper Race

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Councillor Elisha McCallion has expressed her shock and sadness at the tragic death of Sarah Young, a crew member on the IchorCoat Boat CV21, who died while participating in the Clipper…

Fatality in Clipper Round the World Race – Official Statement

1st April 2016 Clipper Race

We are deeply saddened to report the death of crew member Sarah Young (40), a company owner from London. Sarah was one of the crew aboard the IchorCoal boat (CV21). Next of kin have been informed and all our thoughts…

To apply to be a Clipper Skipper you'll need to hold an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean certificate [commercially endorsed] and have at least 30,000 miles offshore experience on big boats, but also the skills needed go well beyond the professional requisites or normal job requirements.

Skippers Wanted For Clipper Round the World Race

30th March 2016 Clipper Race

The world's longest ocean race is seeking 12 extraordinary Skippers to lead its crews around the globe in the next edition of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race. Are you good enough to take on the job? Founded…

The NI yacht, Derry–Londonderry–Doire, has recorded an impressive back to back, clean sweep win

Clipper Yacht Derry–Londonderry–Doire Wins Qingdao Cup

10th March 2016 Clipper Race

Derry~Londonderry~Doire has recorded an impressive back to back, clean sweep win in the Clipper 2015-16 Race after taking line honours in The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup following twelve days of racing from Vietnam to China. Once again, as with…

Clipper Race yachtswoman Trudi Bubb was injured when yacht Unicef 'fell of a wave'

Storm Hit Clipper Yacht To Evacuate Injured Crew Member

9th March 2016 Clipper Race

A yacht carrying a British sailor competing in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is diverting into Shanghai to transfer a crew member who has a suspected fractured arm, sustained during a violent storm. Trudi Bubb, 50, from Crawley,…

The Clipper teams battled to reduce sail plans when the storm hit

Clipper Yacht Fleet Face 'Violent Storm'

9th March 2016 Clipper Race

It has been a tumultuous night, with the Clipper Race fleet experiencing a violent storm which delivered some of the worst conditions of the entire circumnavigation. Gusting winds of 70 to 80 knots tested the teams’ will, with extended periods…

The Sayo yacht, where the sole occupant was unfortunately found dead, in a state of advanced decomposition.

Mummified Sailor: Clipper Race Statement on Discovery of Deceased German Sailor

8th March 2016 Clipper Race

Following recent media reports about the finding of deceased German sailor Manfred Fritz Bajorat in the Philippines last week, and subsequent misleading speculation regarding the involvement of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race team LMAX Exchange in this discovery, we…

Derry Londonderry Doire win #clipperrace leg into Vietnam

A photo posted by Afloat Magazine (@afloat.ie) on Feb 17, 2016 at 4:07am PST

Derry–Londonderry–Doire Celebrates First Clipper 2015-16 Race Win into Da Nang, Vietnam

17th February 2016 Clipper Race

Following a challenging 27 day race of endurance from Airlie Beach, Australia, in which crew faced a vast range of weather conditions, Clipper race entry Derry~Londonderry~Doire arrived victorious to a massive crowd of waiting spectators and media in Da Nang,…

Derry–Londonderry–Doire Takes First Win of Clipper Round The World Race Series

15th February 2016 Clipper Race

Following a challenging 28 day Clipper race in which crew faced a whole range of conditions, Irish boat Derry~Londonderry~Doire has won the Da Nang New Discovery of Asia Race, taking its first race victory of the series. The team also…

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Urges 'Mishap' American Yachtsmen to Leave UK Waters

29th January 2016 Clipper Race

Two American yachtsmen who have been rescued nine times in seven months have been described as a "catastrophe waiting to happen" and urged to "leave UK waters". In this video (above) Clipper Race founder Sir Robin Knox-Johnston tells the two yachtsmen…

Conor’s Set for Derry–Londonderry–Doire Clipper Race Adventure

12th January 2016 Clipper Race

Local Clipper Race bursary winner Conor Shortland from Derry’s Bogside is busy packing his bags ahead of his departure to Brisbane in Australia this week to join the crew of the Derry~Londonderry~Doire yacht for Leg 5 of the Clipper 2015-16…

Bloomberg Secures Global TV Rights To World’s Longest Ocean Race

18th December 2015 Clipper Race

Bloomberg Television has acquired the rights to sports news and long-form programming of the world’s longest ocean race. Season two of the highly acclaimed series ‘Race of Their Lives’ airs from this weekend and comprises seven one-hour shows with an…

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About the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is undoubtedly one of the greatest ocean adventures on the planet, also regarded as one of its toughest endurance challenges. Taking almost a year to complete, it consists of eleven teams competing against each other on the world’s largest matched fleet of 70-foot ocean racing yachts.

The Clipper Race was established in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in 1968-69. His aim was to allow anyone, regardless of previous sailing experience, the chance to embrace the thrill of ocean racing; it is the only event of its kind for amateur sailors. Around 40 per cent of crew are novices and have never sailed before starting a comprehensive training programme ahead of their adventure.

This unique challenge brings together everyone from chief executives to train drivers, nurses and firefighters, farmers, airline pilots and students, from age 18 upwards, to take on Mother Nature’s toughest and most remote conditions. There is no upper age limit, the oldest competitor to date is 76.

Now in its twelfth edition, the Clipper 2019-20 Race started from London, UK, on 02 September 2019.